"To His Coy Mistress"
Urgency and romance are two major themes that are found throughout Andrew Marvell's poem, "To His Coy Mistress". This effect is achieved through the liberal use of time, love, and rhythm to better convey what is being told. Without them, it wouldn't be able to communicate its message as clearly as it has. Probably the most obvious motif found throughout most of this poem is a sense of hurriedness. It is seen most prominently in the second and third stanzas, where time plays a major role in its progression. Though, time also shows up as a major character in the first stanza as well, where the speaker demonstrates what he would do with all the time in the world so to speak. This would allow him to adore his mistress -this is all we know her as- for all eternity, giving vast amounts of time to admire her beauty, "an age at least to every part". This may not directly give us a feeling of urgency, that is an obvious fact, but it does set the groundwork for the se
In the final stanza, he offers some what of a solution to the problem. Not only does the reader feel a sense of hurriedness while reading this, the also experience a man's deep love for a woman that he holds dear within his eyes. In this stanza the phonetic sounds are less harsh than the previous ones, and create a quick, but easy flowing read, as compared to the fast, jagged sounding one before it. The speaker goes on to tell his mistress that they must do all they can together while the still have the chance. After being thrown into a fantasy land where clocks are stopped and time is of no value, you are suddenly thrown into the harshness of reality which is life. The themes of urgency and romance play major roles in the advancement and overall construction of this poem. This includes the admiration of specific body parts of the human figure. There are many components within this poem that help illustrate this, one of which is numerous sexual illusions found within. Overall the sense of urgency is prolific within this poem, and adds immensely to the tone and rhythm at which it is read. It is also interesting that this stanza is shorter than the first, but longer the second, showing that it is somewhat of a solution to the problem, a middle ground if you will. In section three there seems to be some sexual suggestion with the proposition that the speaker gives to his mistress, which involves rolling all their strength and sweetness "up into one ball", suggesting the act of sex itself. The speaker describes how time is constantly at his back, hurrying him along, taking its toll and how there is nothing he can do in this world to stop it. Of course, one must not ignore the importance that romance plays within this poem.
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